Majuro vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Majuro Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1523
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2994
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$973
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$1461
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$445
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.7
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1492
$1905
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
1
100
😀 Quality of life
37
79
🏙️ Population
30K
24.9M

The cost of living in Majuro is 34% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 3601st and 4780th ($1523 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in the Marshall Islands and China, respectively. Check the Marshall Islands vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Majuro compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Majuro ranked 1st best city to live in the Marshall Islands vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 7308th and 571st among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Majuro vs Shanghai infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Majuro vs Shanghai

Prices for goods and services in Majuro and Shanghai are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Majuro Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.2
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.76
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$690
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$757
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1388
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1081
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$252
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.9
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.03%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1338
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$924
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.5
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.71
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.24
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.4
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.89
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.9
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.45
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.59
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.28
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.7
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$35.2
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$151
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3053
$31401

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Majuro

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi Djarrit
$1519
658 km or 409 mi South Tarawa
$521
974 km or 605 mi Yaren
$629
1943 km or 1208 mi Vaiaku
$596
1944 km or 1208 mi Funafuti
$596
2115 km or 1314 mi Auki
$1464
2222 km or 1381 mi Honiara
$1459
2553 km or 1587 mi Luganville
$3054
2779 km or 1727 mi Port Vila
$2349
2828 km or 1757 mi Lautoka
$603
2846 km or 1769 mi Nadi
$901
2905 km or 1805 mi Nasinu
$898
2909 km or 1808 mi Manase
$661
2910 km or 1808 mi Suva
$921
2923 km or 1816 mi Saipan
$1427
2977 km or 1850 mi Dededo
$2648
2980 km or 1852 mi Apia
$661
2985 km or 1855 mi Hagatna
$2660
3100 km or 1926 mi Lae
$541
3244 km or 2016 mi Port Moresby
$557
3290 km or 2045 mi Paita
$1693
3291 km or 2045 mi Dumbea
$1700
3304 km or 2053 mi Noumea
$1755
3466 km or 2154 mi Nukualofa
$963
3475 km or 2159 mi Mua
$961
3509 km or 2181 mi London
$520
3550 km or 2206 mi Kauai
$2719
3554 km or 2209 mi Jayapura
$459
3663 km or 2276 mi Waipahu
$2601
3668 km or 2279 mi Pearl
$2571
3668 km or 2279 mi Mililani Mauka
$2554
3674 km or 2283 mi Honolulu
$3039
3687 km or 2291 mi East Honolulu
$2776
3794 km or 2357 mi Kahului
$3033
3798 km or 2360 mi Kailua-Kona
$3271
3869 km or 2404 mi Cairns
$1442
3891 km or 2418 mi Hilo
$2372
3968 km or 2466 mi Townsville
$1303
4040 km or 2510 mi Melekeok
$1168
4041 km or 2511 mi Ngerulmud
$1169

Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774